I just submitted this blog post to Jackson Kayak, so this is a repost but it is something I believe to be important and often as aspect overlooked in kayaking. How often do you truly stop to just slow down? So much of our daily lives are filled with chores, errands, school, demanding jobs, phone […]
Author: Crystal.Gustin
I started kayaking in Wisconsin of all places, because this is where I am from. I then moved to San Diego and took on kayak surfing along with heading to the Kern River when water was available. I then made the move to Asheville, NC and have been hooked on this sport since my Wisconsin days.
With whatever it is that you do, do it because you love it, not because society tells you should or for other outside factors. Don't simply exist, live!
Boofs + Birthday Eddy
At the beginning of January, I picked up a Flying Squirrel, a boat that has been absolutely confidence inspiring for me. I was hanging out at Gorilla a few weeks ago and Moriah Heaney was getting ready to give it a go. Someone on on the rock informed me that it was her birthday and […]
Learning To Walk
We all have to learn to walk at some point in our lives and I don’t mean when we are babies. What I am referring to is a point and time in everyone’s kayak career where they learn how to accept what their mind is telling them and to walk with grace. Just the other […]
Christmas Kayaking in Ecuador
I have wanted to take an international kayaking trip over Christmas for years now, but various obligations kept me from doing so. We finally made it happen this year – I had saved up enough vacation days, and Toby is in his last year of school, so he had a long winter break. As far […]
White Water King of New York Race Series Wrap Up
Most of my early days kayaking (way back when I was in grad school) were spent in the Northeast. I did a lot of river running in my playboat on the Deerfield, then eventually moved up to some creek boating in whatever beat up boat my mentors could find in their old college stomping grounds. The […]
